(im-par′mĕnt)
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[Fr. empeirer fr L. (im)pejorare, to make worse]
Any loss or abnormality of psychological, physiological, or anatomical structure or function. Impairments represent a deviation from generally accepted benchmarks in biomedical or psychosocial functioning. There's more to see -- the rest of this topic is available only to subscribers.
TY - ELEC
T1 - impairment
ID - 765461
ED - Venes,Donald,
BT - Taber's Medical Dictionary
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PB - F.A. Davis Company
ET - 24
DB - Taber's Online
DP - Unbound Medicine
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